Sagar Dhara (founder member of Peak Oil India group), raises important issues for a discussion on development and sustainability. This piece is based on Aseem Shrivastava and Ashish Kotharis’ book, Churning the Earth, published last year, which discusses the growing economic inequity and environmental degradation in India in the last 25 years, and offers the authors’ …

Note: Sagar Dhara, one of the founder-members of the Peak Oil India group, will coordinate the session on energy at this upcoming conference at Aligarh Muslim University. What is our share of energy in nature? How should we distribute it? Search for a roadmap to a sustainable, equitable and peaceful human society 27-28 Dec 2013, 2 pm …

The Third Curve, a new book by Peak Oil India group member Mansoor Khan is just out. More info on the book, the author and event schedule can be found at: . To watch a video of a TEDx Talk by Mansoor, Press release October 2013: Actor Aamir Khan, hosted the launch of his cousin, Mansoor …

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